Tugas B.Inggris Direct and Indirect

Tugas B.inggris

2. Can you speak Arabic

3. Did you enjoy your vocation

Answer!

2. If I could speak Arabic

3. If I enjoyed my vocation

Resume:

Direct Speech (Direct sentence) is a sentence of words spoken by the speaker directly. Sentences are not connected by "that" but should the comma punctuation.

Example of Direct Speech sentence (there are quotation marks) :    

• Tom said, “I don’t like chocolate”.

• Mary said, “I am planning to take a trip next week”.

Indirect Speech (Indirect sentence) is a sentence spoken to report the words of the speaker to others. Indirect speech sentences are connected by the word "that".

Example of Indirect Speech sentences (no quotes there but there is the word "that") :        

• Tom said that he doesn’t like chocolate.

• Mary said that she was planning to take a trip next week.

Time Specification changes that need to be considered:

Direct  :                                                Indirect :

Today                                                  That day

Yesterday                                             The day before

Tomorrow                                           The next day                 

Last Week                                          The prevoiuse week

Next Week                                         The following week

The day Before yesterday                    Today before

Now                                                   Than

Here                                                   There

These                                                  Those

Years ago                                            The previouse day

Example of Direct Speech Time change:

• Will you be at the meeting tomorrow

Direct and Indirect Question Statement if the sentence of the type "yes or no question". Then the report form using the IF or Whether.

Example :

• Anita said to me, “ Are you  like chocolate? 

         Anita asked me IF I was like chocolate

         Anita asked me Whether I was like chocolate